Agenda

Economic Development, Transport and Climate Emergency Scrutiny Commission - Wednesday, 22 April 2026 5:30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room G.01, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Contact: Ed Brown, Senior Governance Officer, email:  edmund.brown@leicester.gov.uk  Julie Bryant, Governance Services Officer, email:  julie.bryant@leicester.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Welcome and Apologies for Absence

To issue a welcome to those present, and to confirm if there are any apologies for absence.

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed on the agenda.

3.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 122 KB

The minutes of the meeting of the Economic Development, Transport and Climate Emergency Scrutiny Commission held on Wednesday 11th March have been circulated, and Members will be asked to confirm them as a correct record.

4.

Chair's Announcements

The Chair is invited to make any announcements as they see fit. 

5.

Questions, Representations and Statements of Case

Huzaifa Lorgat asks:

 

1.    Coleman Road hosts our General Hospital and has an Emergency

Ambulance station. Yet it is absolutely littered with potholes. Can the road be resurfaced as a matter of urgency?

2.    Residents including myself have made many reports via the love clean street app for this issue amongst many potholes across Leicester, but they get closed as 'resolved', but issue remains. How does your department quality check to ensure reports that are 'closed' are actually resolved?

 

6.

Petitions

Any petitions received in accordance with Council procedures will be reported.

7.

Parking fees and usage update pdf icon PDF 164 KB

The Director of Planning, Development and Transportation submits a report to feedback to the EDTCE Scrutiny Committee on the impact of increase to on-street and off-street parking charges implemented on 2nd June 2025. This was an action arising from the Committee meeting held on 23rd April 2025 which requested “for a report to be brought to Commission, to include car park usage since the increased charges”.

 

8.

Transport Affordability EDTCE Scrutiny pdf icon PDF 87 KB

The City Transport Director submits a report providing members of the commission with information on the affordability of transport options in the city, with particular reference to passenger transport.

9.

Adult Education - Pathways to Devolution pdf icon PDF 140 KB

The Director of Tourism Culture and Economy submits a report to update the Commission on The Leicester Adult Education service being invited to participate in a DfE programme called the Pathways to Devolution Pilot.

 

The paper sets out the proposed approach to utilise additional funding and highlights the opportunities and key risks it presents.

 

 

10.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Members of the Commission will be asked to consider the work programme and make suggestions for additional items as it considers necessary.

11.

Any Other Business